Delhi: Sri Lankan star spinner Vanindu Hasranga has achieved a historic achievement in T20 cricket. He has become the fastest bowler to take 300 wickets. 27 -year -old Hasranga achieved this position in just 208 matches, breaking the record of Andrew Ty (211 matches) of Australia.
Hasranga is the second Sri Lankan player to achieve this feat. Earlier, the great bowler Lasith Malinga took 390 wickets in 295 matches. Hasranga’s T20 career figures are also excellent. Their average is 16.60 and economy rate is 6.88.
Playing for Desert Wipers in ILT20 2025, Hasranga performed brilliantly against Sharjah Warriors. He took 3 wickets for just 10 runs in four overs, which reduced the team of Warriors to 91 runs. Hasranga destroyed the middle-order of the opposing team by dismissing Tim Cifrt, Luke Wales and Ashton Egger. Fakhar Zaman and Alex Hales’s unbeaten 95* run partnership brought the wipers to the target in 10 overs.
Hasranga is the highest 131 wicket -taking bowler for Sri Lanka in T20 International. He is third in the ICC Men T20I bowling rankings and sixth in all -rounders.
List of bowlers taking the fastest 300 T20 wickets based on the number of matches
208 matches – Vanindu Hasranga
211 matches – Andrew Tie
213 matches – Rashid Khan
222 matches – Lasith Malinga
243 matches – Mustafizur Rahman
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